Basketball
Final Four – George Bartzokas: “Wookup is ready for the cup”
George Bartzokas stressed that Thomas Wookup is ready to return to the rotation given the Greek Cup Final Four.
With one more player in the rotation, Olympiakos will compete in the Greek Cup Final Four as Thomas Wokap has recovered from the injury problem of the previous days.
On the eve of the semifinals with AEK, George Bartzokas spoke about the veteran guard’s readiness but also the need for credibility and meritocracy to achieve shine and brilliance in the competitions.
Details on what the Red and White coach said:
“I would also like to welcome the holding of the Final Four, the first since 2004. It is a good opportunity for all of us to enjoy. Of course, the tournament is either a wedding or a funeral, as only one rejoices and celebrates while the other three get back to their everyday lives. There has to be a sense of responsibility for everyone, both the players and coaches, but also the people and those taking part in the event. I think we all do “tests” to see if Greece can organize tournaments like this. Due to the difficult situation, we all have a greater responsibility to make the games in the best possible atmosphere. We will show respect to all our opponents, with priority over AEK, the opponent in the semifinals”.
Of course, when you’re at Olympiakos, even two titles aren’t enough. European prestige always matters. Of course we want to get all the trophies we win this year. I think a lot of things have to be done for a title to matter. Greek basketball needs to develop to a level of organization and performance, I think we are on the right track in that regard. All the factors involved in each event I have credited to the judges to be on their level. Greece is a basketball country. We all have a responsibility to increase the importance of national titles. It’s important to have credibility and meritocracy to be sure the game is judged on the field“.
Finally when asked about Thomas Woookup and his availability, he said: “Woookup is here with us training with the team. He will definitely take part in the Final Four“.
For his part, o George Printez he said: “I wish and hope that in the future the Final Four will become a Final Eight so everyone can keep a close eye on their favorite teams to see games like this. People have shown that they love the sport. It’s very important for us that we’re back to claiming a goal. We can’t look any further than tomorrow’s game. I think we’re in good shape to win this trophy, which we really want. We’re not worried about the title of favorite at all. We have been working towards this goal since the beginning of the year“.
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Bayern announced the appointment of the team’s head coach on its official website. Svetislav Pesic.
The most successful coach in German basketball history signed a contract with Munich until the end of the season.
The Serbian specialist will replace Gordon Herbert as head coach, with whom the German champions agreed to end their cooperation early by mutual consent.
76-year-old Pesic took over as head of Bayern Munich for the second time. He first joined the Munich team in the autumn of 2012 and remained with them until 2016, winning the first Bundesliga title in the club’s history in 2014.
Svetislav’s greatest achievements include the 2002 World Cup title with Yugoslavia, the 1993 European Championship victory with the German team, and the gold medal at EuroBasket 2001 with Yugoslavia. At club level, the Serbian specialist won the treble in Spain, including winning the Euroleague with Barcelona in 2003. Alba won five championships and two German Cups with Berlin.
In 2024, Pesic won the Olympic bronze medal with the Serbian national team, which he led until last summer, by beating Germany and finishing third in the match.
Source: Sport UA
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Head coach of BC Zaporozhye Dmitry Shchiglinsky He summarized the results of the team’s last matches in 2025 against Krivbass (68:84) and Niko-Basket (78:67).
“Going into the last calendar bubble this year we clearly understood how important this was for us in terms of tournament position. “Krivbass” were right behind us in the table and “Niko-Basket” were playing at home, so both matches promised to be extremely difficult. We were also without our captain Anton Buts, who was injured, which significantly affected the preparations.
We had a bad start to our match against Krivbass, the opponent scored their first long range shots, became confident and kept control of the match for most of the game. We managed to reduce the difference to 4 points in the fourth quarter, but unfortunately we did not have the strength to do more. Krivbass’ last attack with 11:0 gave them an important victory. In the absence of Anton Buts, they had to use rotation and it was not easy for Vyacheslav Kiktev to counter the opponent’s big players.
Our expectations were also the highest for our second match against Niko-Basket. We recently met with this team at the Ukrainian Cup and made a comprehensive analysis. I would like to thank my assistant for her quality work. We analyzed the mistakes in the previous match in detail and focused on playing defense. Even though we made many interventions at the beginning of the match, we could not immediately gain the scoring advantage. The team added more after the first quarter. There were quick breaks, easy points and a more organized attack, and these ultimately brought results. We got the win we needed.
Overall, I am happy with the results of this dough. We maintained our place among the top four teams in the Super League, so I evaluate the performance positively. Playing without one of the starting five players is a serious challenge for our team. I thank the men for their character; “After the defeat in the first match, no one gave up and the next day we played a high-quality game, first of all, as a single team.”
Source: Sport UA
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5 matches were played in the eighth round of the regular season in the Super League. Four more matches were played in Nikolaev and one in Rivne.
Six clubs played their matches during the weekend and the symbolic team was determined according to the results:
Mikhail Gorobchenko (Dnepr) – 8.5 points, 7.5 assists, 3.0 steals, 3.0 rebounds (PE 18.5)
Alexander Peacock (Krivbass) – 15.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists (PE 24.0)
Vladimir Konev (Dnepr) – 15.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists (PE 20.0)
Tarig Eisa (Zaporozhye) – 19.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.5 steals (PE 15.5)
Yaroslav Karpyuk (Kyiv-Sepet) – 15 points, 13 rebounds, 2 steals (PE 23)
Dnepr forward was chosen as the MVP of the tour Vladimir Konev. The leader of the Ukrainian champions helped his team to two confident victories in Nikolaev. He recorded 13 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists (RE 16) in the match against Niko-Basket (96:56) and 18 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists (RE 24) against Kryvbas (77:58). In these two games, Vladimir showed high efficiency in attack, converting 7 out of 11 three-point shots and 4 out of 6 two-point shots.
Source: Sport UA
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